The Beatles Bible - Topic: What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

mr. Sun king coming together on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:41:57 +0000

To me, it's all the feeling you get when you hear the song. Take what I'm listening to; Feist's Anti Pioneer. I love the song, and I love it because it makes me feel great - it makes me feel relaxed and unstressed. Or take Anna. It's not a great song, but it evokes a memory that makes me happy, so I love it.

kedame on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:58:26 +0000

BornInThe80s said

Wow great question Into the Sky with Diamond!

So I guess what makes a weak Beatles song is lack of melody and good music behind it. Some the lyrics can't save them and others work better as a part of a whole than alone. Then again it all goes back around the personal preference. I'm not a fan of Rocky Racoon (I think it's an annoying sing along that serves no purpose) but all of my friends love it! I can see the appeal but it's not for me. I love 'Only A Northern Song' but many people don't ...

BornInThe80s on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:38:54 +0000

Wow great question Into the Sky with Diamond!

I think a lot of it depends on what type of music you are generally drawn to. On top of that like kedame put it, a memory goes a long way. I've actually learned a lot about my musical taste through listening to The Beatles.

I love their early stuff because of how catchy it is. I mean it should be a sin how catchy most of those songs are, yet I've never met anyone else who has really liked it. They always say 'I love 'The Beatles', but not that early pop 'I ...

kedame on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:07:30 +0000

I have no idea why I like certain songs more than others. For example, I recognize that Something and Can't Buy Me Love are good songs, but I don't really like them that much. I recognize that Honey Pie is sugary sweet, but I still love it. I recognize that the lyrics of Don't Let Me Down make me uncomfortable (that whole, "I never loved anyone before you, and no one EVER loved me before you did!" sentiment is crap...), but I love the song. Weird, I know.

I think there are a few factors that determine why people like certain ...

meanmistermustard on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:48:08 +0000

There are so many contributing factors to why a song would be liked or disliked. A prejudice attititude to the artist, music genre, place where the song comes from would be up there (eg country, tv programme).

Ringo's solo career would be a good example of that. Many people see Ringo as not being a good singer and therefore regardless of the quality of the music he does produce folks will not go anywhere near him, and even if they did they are determined not to like it. So from the off he is labelled as being rubbish.

As for a beatles ...

Into the Sky with Diamonds on What makes a great/weak Beatle song?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:25:26 +0000

It's somewhat interesting to see what songs are considered great (or weak).

It's even more interesting (and difficult) to figure out why a song sounds great to one person but not to another.

One factor would be "how did you first hear the song?" Was it a cool friend or your grandmother?

Another factor is the context within the times and within your life.

When "Penny Lane" came out, it was like a window had been opened in a stuffy room.

The flip side, "Strawberry Fields," was certainly novel, introspective, moody, and would draw you in... but somewhat of a downer.

Over time, Penny Lane's star ...